Monday was the first day of spirit week and the wardrobe challenge was for teachers to dress like kids and kids to dress like teachers. "Are you going to do it?" asked one of my students on Friday, at the end of her conference.
"I think so?" I said. "I guess I could just wear my Adidas stuff."
"That's what I was going to wear!" she said. "To dress like you."
"I don't know then," I shrugged.
'You should dress like me," she suggested, "and I'll dress like you."
"What would I wear?" I asked.
She gave me a big duh look and swept her hand up and down. "Leggings, Crocs, and a T-shirt," she said.
"I can do that!" I agreed.
And I did, but it was cold Monday morning, so I dug out an oversized school sweatshirt I've had for 20 years and pulled that on. When I got to school, my student nodded in approval, and I thanked her for her advice. Later in the day, a few kids on the yearbook came in to take my picture.
"Wow! You really are dressed like a kid!" one of them, a former student, exclaimed.
"Thanks!" I said and laughed because I remembered that leggings, Crocs, and a sweatshirt were always always her go-to outfit.
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